Bye Bye Brasil

Bye Bye Brasil
Directed by	Carlos Diegues
Produced by	Luiz Carlos Barreto
Written by	Carlos Diegues Leopoldo Serran
Starring	José Wilker Betty Faria Fábio Júnior Zaira Zambelli
Music by	Chico Buarque Dominguinhos Roberto Menescal
Cinematography	Lauro Escorel
Distributed by	Embrafilme
Release date(s)	1979
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France/Brazil/Argentina
Language	Portuguese

Bye Bye Brasil (alternative spelling Bye Bye Brazil) is a Brazilian, French, and Argentine 1979 film, directed by Carlos Diegues. The film enjoyed critical success and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

A traveling sideshow made up of a magician, a strongman, and an exotic dancer stop in rural villages hoping to mesmerize the townspeople out of whatever little money they may have. When a young accordionist becomes enamoured with the show's exotic dancer, he and his pregnant wife join the show as it sets off deeper into the interior.

Cast

• José Wilker – Lorde Cigano
• Betty Faria – Salomé
• Fábio Júnior – Ciço
• Zaira Zambelli – Dasdô
• Príncipe Nabor – Andorinha / Swallow
• Emmanuel Cavalcanti – Prefeito / Mayor (as Emanoel Cavalcanti)
• José Márcio Passos – Assessor Prefeito / Mayor's Assistant
• Carlos Kroeber – Caminhoneiro / Truck Driver
• Joffre Soares – Zé da Luz
• Rodolfo Arena – Lavrador / Peasant
• Aderbal Junior
• Carlos Lagoeíro – Sertanejos
• Catalina Bonakie – Viúva / Widow (as Catalina Bonaky)
• Rinaldo Gines – Chefe Índio / Indian Chief
• Marcus Vinícius – Empresário

External links

• Bye Bye Brasil at the Internet Movie Database